Egg-tester.



E. LEISS.

BGG TESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 19, 1909.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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EVELYN LEISS, OF BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK.

EGG-TESTER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, EvELYn Luiss, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Bronxville, in the county of Westchester and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Egg-Tester, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an improvement in egg testers and has in view a deviceof this character in which the eggs may be conveniently inspected at theoutside of the usual eggtesting box.

To this end the invention in general consists of a box havingegg-seating openings in the top and provided at the side with a doorhaving a mirror on its inner tace, the door being hinged to swingdownwardly and outwardlyT to a position to reflect the light passingthrough the openings.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis speciification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of an egg tester constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionot the same substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is across-section of the tester.

The egg tester essentially consists of a box having one or moreegg-seating openings G in the top and provided with a mirror 7 movableto a position at the outside of the box to reflect the light passingthrough the openings. I preferably construct the box of sheet metal, thebody of which is made of a one-piece blank. The blank is bent uponitself to form outwardly-extending flanges 8 at each side of the top ofthe box, and 'from one of these flanges the blank is turned downwardlyto form the upper` portion of one of the sides 9, the opposite side ofthe box being likewise formed from the blank but continuous in heightand width with the bottom 10, the blank at the side edge of the bottomdirectly below the side 9 being turned inwardly to form a diagonal wallll. rI`he end portions of the blank are integral with the bottom l0 andare flanged and turned upwardly into engagement with the sides and top.

The opening in the side of the box left below the side wall 9 isnormally closed by a Specification of Letters Patent.v

Application led June 19, 1909.

Patented Dec. "Z, i999.

Serial No. 503,185.

door 12 hinged at its lower edge atl the junction or' the bottom l0 anddiagonal wall ll, the door having the metal of which it is constructedturned inwardly at each end to form ways 13 which are open at the top ofthe door` to slidably receive the mirror 7, this construction enablingthe mirror to be easily renewed should it be broken or otherwiserendered unt for use. A cover la, also of sheet metal, is inwardlyturned at the opposite side edges to form ways l5 arranged to slidablyreceive the outwardlyprojecting flanges 8 of the box, the cover servingto close such egg-seating openings 6 in the top of the box as are not inuse, thus excluding all light from the top except such as passes throughthe egg. The inner side of the side wall l() and the top of the box, asalso the upper face of the wall ll, will ordinarily be blackened toabsorb the light so that when the mirror is turned down to the inclinedposition shown in Fig. l, the uncovered openings in the top of the boxwill be plainly Visible in the mirror, making it unnecessary to lookinside of the box in determining the condition of the eggs.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. In an egg tester, a box having an eggseating opening in the top andhaving a door at one side hinged at its lower edge to swing' outwardly,and a mirror carried on the inner face of the door, through which thesaid opening is observable when the door is opened.

2. In an egg tester, a box having eggseating openings in the top andprovided with a door at one side hinged at its lower edge to swingoutwardly, a wall in the box inclining downwardly toward the door, and amirror arranged on the inner side of the door.

3. In an egg tester, a box having eggseating openings in the top, a doorarranged at one side of the box hinged to swing downwardly andoutwardly, and a mirror through which the openings are observable,removably held on the inner face of the door.

4. In an egg tester, a box having eggseating openings at the top andprovided with a side portion extending from the top, a door hinged atits lower edge to swing downwardly and outwardly and closing an IOC Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EVELYN Lines.

opening under the Said side portion of the box, L wall arranged in thebox inolining` downwardly to the lower edge of the door, and a mirrorthrough which the openings I 5 in the top of the box are observable whenl Vitnesses:

the door is open, carried on the inner side of l/V. WV. HOLT, the door.PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

